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Debbie Sanchez, Jeanette Martinez, recorders, 1973, 1972

 Item — Box: 1, CD: 27

Scope and Contents

Sanchez: Lucinda Sanchez, b. 1913, Belen, NM. Los que jugaban a la baraja todas las noches, (anecdote, a group has habit of playing cards every night until a monster comes and frightens them into stopping).

Sanchez: Adan Sanchez, b. 1918, Belen, NM. Los de la politica (relato, story of Adan, asked and got father's permission to attend some political dances at Los Chavez, when he goes next time without asking permission he is caught in the lie, politics, respect for parent, dating).

Sanchez: Danny Sanchez, b. 1941, Belen, NM. 1. La troquita (relato, stories about his little truck and problems he had); 2. Las patas largas (relato, when Danny in school, girl with long legs sat behind him, put her legs under his desk and nearly toppled him over, education, children).

Sanchez: Lucinda Sanchez, b. 1913, Belen, NM. Recuerdos de juventud (reminiscence, memories of her youth, children, girl, school without buses, unpaved roads, people from mountains coming to Belen to trade salt and osha for chile, people from Los Jarales, jaralenos, jaras, those from Bosque bosquenos, jongos,etc.).

Sanchez: Adan Sanchez, b. 1918, Belen, NM. Los guitarristas (nicknames, origin of the name guitarristas, guitar).

Sanchez: Danny Sanchez, b. 1941, Belen, NM. No un puff, un cigarro entero (relato, story, everytime Danny and friends are late for school bus, a tattletale reports on their activity, they try to bribe driver with a puff from their cigarette, but he demands the whole cigarette as his price, smoking, education).

Sanchez: Lucinda Sanchez, b. 1913, Belen, NM. 1. Sopitas de miel (folk tale, Cinderella, variation, girl looses las tripitas, soap in the stream, later does good deeds and rewarded with a golden tripa, evil sister is punished); 2. Crueldades con ninos (relato, stories of mother and cruelty to children, unintentional, one dips baby in cold water in winter, another nearly puts son in the oven, insane mothers, nearly kill the children, women).

Martinez, 1972: Adelaido Martinez, b. 1895, Medanales, NM, Southeast of Abiquiu. 1. El rico y el pobre (decima, folk poetry, Adelaido is father of Jeanette, he is a shepherder, tries to explain the difference between rich and poor, comment from Cobos, may he and his herder friend rest in peace playing their favorite game of cunquian).; 2. Una triste sepultura (decima, ten line stanza, poetry, how death is equalizer of all social classes, rich and poor, muerte, burial, funeral, sepulture, cemetery); 3. El Potro (folk poetry, verse, humor, man tried to sell old horse as a colt, only 150 years old); 4. Tres muchachos buscan trabajo con Don San Antonio (folk tale, variation of three bits of advice, this time ask for help from St. Anthony); 5. Los tres consejos, (Part I, folk tale).

Dates

  • 1973, 1972

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English, Spanish

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 13 boxes (12.25 cu. ft.)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451